Scammers Are Using Sexts To Extort Thousands Of Dollars From Online Dating Users

Online dating users in Florida are experiencing a wave of
scammers —though they might not realize it until it's too late.

This week, the Broward Sheriff's Office reported that
scammers are infiltrating mbuzzy.com, a website
that allows users to meet and chat.

The scammers first pose as daters, eventually coaxing users
into sending sexually explicit pictures. Then, the scammers
identify themselves as a Broward Sheriff's
deputylooking
for child predators, reports Florida's Fox 4 News. The
scammer tells the (likely bewildered and unsuspecting) user that
their sext was sent to a minor, and tells the user they can avoid
being arrested by paying a fine via money order or Western
Union.